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Gagamba, the spider man F. Sionil José

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Manila, Philippines Solidaridad Pub. House c1991Description: 121 p. 23 cmISBN:
  • 9715361056
Uniform titles:
  • Gagamba
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • MLCM 93/08977 (P)
Summary: Gagamba, the cripple, sells sweepstakes tickets the whole day at the entrance to Camarin, the Ermita restaurant. He sees them all--the big men, politicians, journalists, generals, landlords, and the handsome call-girls who have to make Camarin famous. In mid-July 1990, a killer earthquake struck and entombed all the beautiful people dining at the Camarin. Gagamba could have easily gotten killed--but he survived the earthquake, as do two other luck people who were burried in the rubble As told by the Philippines' most widely translated author, this novel raises the same time the only rational answer.
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Books Books GESM Library Main Library English Fiction Adolescent-Adult EFA/ SL/ JOS G132 Available E0000979

Gagamba, the cripple, sells sweepstakes tickets the whole day at the entrance to Camarin, the Ermita restaurant. He sees them all--the big men, politicians, journalists, generals, landlords, and the handsome call-girls who have to make Camarin famous. In mid-July 1990, a killer earthquake struck and entombed all the beautiful people dining at the Camarin. Gagamba could have easily gotten killed--but he survived the earthquake, as do two other luck people who were burried in the rubble As told by the Philippines' most widely translated author, this novel raises the same time the only rational answer.

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